Illinois Neurological Institute Milestones


For more than 100 years, INI has been a leader in health care. Below are just a few milestones which show our commitment to providing outstanding neuroscience services to the people of the midwest.

2004 OSF Stroke Center becomes the first in Illinois to receive the Joint Commission "Gold Seal of Approval" as a primary stroke center
2003 CyberKnife accessible to the INI through Bloomington's Community Cancer Center
2002 New Diagnostic Center brings existing neurological services together at one location
2001 Sleep Disorders Center opens
2001 First Gamma Knife Center opened in downstate Illinois
1998 Neuro-opthalmology services are introduced
1998 Comprehensive Epilepsy Care Center established to provide medical and surgical treatment for complex epilepsy problems
1997 OSF Stroke Network links many central Illinois hospitals for improved stroke care
1995 First Guglielmi detachable coil (GDC) utilized for treatment of intracranial aneurysms
1993 First LINAC Radiosurgery Program in downstate Illinois
1983 First Special Care Unit for Neurology and Neurosurgery in downstate Illinois opens and aids in care of patients in botulism outbreak
1980 First myelodysplasia clinic to treat pediatric patients with spinal cord abnormalities
1980 University of Illinois approves Residency Program in Neurological Surgery
1979 University of Illinois initiates Neurology residency
1973 First head CAT scan unit installed in Illinois
1971 University of Illinois College of Medicine forms Neuroscience Discipline
1968 Micro-neurosurgery program begun
1963 Neuro nursing unit, first specialized team for neurological care in downstate Illinois, opens
1962 Catheter biplane neurovascular angiography begun by Dr. Robert Wright
1949 Dr. Lawrence Holden performs first neurosurgery at St. Francis